Ednita
A variant of the feminine name Edna, meaning "pleasure" or "delight".
Name Census estimates that about 29 living Americans carry the first name Ednita. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ednita today is around 44 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ednita births was 1984 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ednita. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ednita. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
29
~ 1 in 11,819,115 Americans
Peak year
1984
10 babies that year
Average age
44
years old
1986 SSA rank
#11,449
Tracked since 1976
Census
Ednita in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 134 people with the first name Ednita, which placed it at #48,062 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#48,062
National first-name rank
People counted
134
134 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
66.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ednita
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ednita is Hispanic at 66.4%. The next largest groups are Black (17.2%) and White (8.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ednita described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ednita at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino66.4% · 89
- Black or African American17.2% · 23
- White8.2% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.2% · 7
- Two or more races3.0% · 4
Popularity
Ednita: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ednita from the 1970s through to the 1980s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 26 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ednita by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ednita during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ednitas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ednita
The name Ednita is of Latin origin and dates back to the Roman era. Its roots can be traced to the Latin word "edna," which means "prosperous" or "wealthy." The name likely gained popularity among the upper classes of Roman society, who valued wealth and prosperity.
In ancient Roman texts, the name Ednita appears in several historical records and inscriptions. One notable example is a tombstone inscription from the 2nd century AD, which mentions a woman named Ednita Faustina, suggesting the name was in use during that time period.
The earliest recorded use of the name Ednita can be found in a Roman census record from the 1st century AD, where a woman named Ednita Claudia is listed as a resident of the city of Pompeii. This provides evidence that the name was in circulation before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Among the notable historical figures who bore the name Ednita is Ednita Valeria, a Roman noble who lived in the 3rd century AD. She was known for her philanthropic efforts and her support of the arts, patronizing several famous poets and writers of her time.
Another prominent Ednita was Ednita Marcella, a 4th-century Christian martyr who was executed for her religious beliefs during the persecutions of the Roman Emperor Diocletian. Her story is recounted in various early Christian texts, and she is revered as a saint in some Christian traditions.
In the 6th century, Ednita Theodora was a Byzantine empress who ruled alongside her husband, Emperor Justinian I. She was a influential figure in the political and religious affairs of the Byzantine Empire and is credited with influencing the construction of the famous Hagia Sophia cathedral in Constantinople.
During the Middle Ages, the name Ednita fell out of common usage in Europe but reemerged in the Renaissance period. One notable Renaissance figure named Ednita was Ednita Pisano, an Italian mathematician and philosopher who lived in the 13th century. She is considered one of the earliest Western writers on the Hindu-Arabic numeral system and made significant contributions to the development of mathematics.
People
Ednita + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ednita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ednita: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ednita?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 29 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ednita going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 11,819,115 US residents.
Is Ednita a common name?
We classify Ednita as "Very Rare". It ranks above 46% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 31 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ednita most popular?
The single biggest year for Ednita was 1984, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ednita is about 44 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ednita in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 134 people with the name Ednita, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #48,062 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ednita in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ednita?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ednita appears almost entirely female. Of the 132 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ednita?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ednita is Hispanic at 66.4%. The next largest groups are Black (17.2%) and White (8.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ednita most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Ednita in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.4% (89 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ednita in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ednita a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ednita in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ednita still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ednita in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ednita can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Ednita?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Ednita on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.